YOUR PROBLEMS ARE UNIQUE.
The solutions should be too.
You’re here, you’re resonating, and you’re ready to try, but you’re wondering –
“WILL THIS WORK
FOR ME THOUGH?
I get it.
Whether you’re the only primary breadwinner in your circle of friends, the only sibling working in Corporate America in your family, or the only exec with kids at work – your life, along with its ups and downs, is different from those around you.
Which is why your therapy needs to be different, too.
From the initial scheduling process to the fees and scheduling structure, and even where and how we meet, I’ve designed my practice with you in mind.
PROCESS
Phone tag is the worst. View my availability and request a time that works for you. I’ll send you back a brief pre-call questionnaire and everything looks like a match, confirm the appointment request!
If you decide to move forward after our consultation, we’ll book a full session together. We’ll go over the process of therapy, talk about your history, the challenges in your day-to-day life, and how you’d like it to be different.
We’ll use the first few appointments to confirm what we already suspect – we're a good match. We’ll also start moving from your big-picture intentions for therapy, to more specific focuses for each session.
From there, we keep meeting weekly and wash, rinse, repeat until your therapy-laundry is done (but is the laundry ever really done?).
You’re in control of how long we meet.
Note: some days, you’re going to sit down in my office and feel awkward because you’re not sure what to talk about – because you’re coming here to “fix” things, yet you don’t really know whats wrong.
That will ease with time. What I can tell you in the meantime is:
Trust the process.
Trust your knowledge/the reality that you need to make space for yourself in your own life, and that this is part of doing that.
Therapy is neither a splurge nor an expense –
it's an investment.
Like buying the best running shoes for your first marathon, or a high-quality chef's knife for your kitchen. Yes, there's a price tag, but the returns? Priceless. You'll be repaid with a more connected and vibrant experience of life, and a stronger sense of self.
When you choose to work with me,
your investment includes:
My full focus.
Working with a smaller-than-average number of clients gives you individualized and intentional work with me each time we meet.
A designated space in my schedule for you each week.
You’ll never have to worry about when we can meet next.Implicit accountability.
Requiring that we meet weekly keeps what we’re working on top of mind and signals to your brain both consciously and unconsciously that you are making yourself a priority.Flexibility when it’s needed.
I don’t expect you to psychically intuit when norovirus will hit your household 48 hours ahead of time in order to avoid a cancellation fee. I offer a consistency policy instead (more on that below). And when Sheila from legal throws a meeting on your calendar last-minute? We can pivot to virtual sessions. Easy peasy.
INVESTMENT
Intake & On-Going Weekly Sessions (50 Minutes) - $295
Extended sessions (75 and 90 minutes)
may be available and are prorated accordingly.
Good Woman Therapy is a fee-based practice that does not accept any insurance.
Self-pay therapy relieves us from having to justify the space we are creating for you, and provides layers of privacy and autonomy we wouldn’t have through your insurance company.
I view this decision as working with my clients and not for your insurance company.
CONSISTENCY POLICY
Part of creating a bespoke therapy experience means I intentionally limit the number of clients I work with at one time.
As such, when we work together:
I COMMIT:
to reserving space for you in my schedule each week for the duration of our relationship.
YOU COMMIT:
to paying for that space,
regardless of attendance.
Sessions you cancel with notice (whether last minute or planned for in advance) can be rescheduled within a three week window, subject to mutual availability.
You are never charged for sessions I cancel.
LOCATION
My preference is always to meet in person at my office in Ballwin.
Coming in person feels like a symbolic expression of making yourself a priority, and I promise - I’ll make it worth the effort of putting pants on.
I’ve arranged my space to be comfy, cozy, and - I think - stylish. Bring your favorite drink if you like, a notebook if that’s your speed, and put all your devices on Do Not Disturb.
I also offer online sessions – which means you can meet with me virtually and it will feel like a FaceTime call (but it will really be through a HIPAA secure video connection). This is perfect for when one of us is sick, the weather isn’t cooperating, or your meeting schedule for the day doesn’t have space for the drive to my office.
FAQ
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I’m often gentle when I challenge clients, but I am passionate and perhaps even a bit forceful when it comes to this: if you want to work on it, it’s eligible for therapy. If it’s bugging you enough to want to work on it, you can. If it matters to you, then it’s allowed to take up space – both yours and mine.
If it matters to you, then it matters to me.
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Appointments are $295 per 50-minute session and can be paid with cash, check, or card (including FSA & HSA). Extended sessions are prorated accordingly.
I believe in keeping my practice relatively small (like – between 10-12 clients a week as opposed to the 20-30 many therapists will see) so you will get really individualized and intentional work with me each time we meet.
A small caseload ensures that I’m taking care of myself so I can be my best and most available self when I’m with you.
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You will keep a credit card on file through my secure payment processor (Stripe). Payments are processed automatically the day after each session. Session fees are eligible to be paid with FSA and HSA funds, if you have them available.
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I have chosen to work with my clients, not for their insurance companies. As such, I am not in-network with any insurance companies.
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Superbills require a diagnosis and diagnosing just isn’t compatible/in alignment/in integrity with the way I practice IFS. Because I’m always looking for the valid story under the “behavior” or “symptom”, I don’t consider my client’s problems evidence of an illness or disease to be treated or cured.
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I see clients Monday-Friday in the mornings and afternoons. I meet with clients once a week, or more if desired, but never less. Standard sessions are 50 minutes and are generally scheduled for the same day/time each week. Extended sessions (75 and 90 minutes) may be available.
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I have found that outcomes are best when clients can commit to meeting weekly. I have tried meeting less frequently with clients for financial reasons in the past and felt it negatively impacted the care and value the client was receiving.
As disappointing as it is to not work together, I believe you are better served by working with a therapist you can see as frequently as needed, as opposed to one whose fee would cause you financial hardship.
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TL;DR: as long as you want.
My hope/goal is for you to eventually trust your ability to take care of all parts of yourself. How long this takes can vary quite a bit and may depend on the types of experiences that brought you to therapy in the first place. For some clients, this takes six months. For others, it’s a few years. Many of my clients find they value working with their internal systems collaboratively, even after they’ve moved past the initial thing that brought them to me in the first place.
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My office is in Ballwin off Kehrs Mill and Clayton Road. I strongly prefer to meet clients in-person, but do offer virtual sessions as well.
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I do not. I excel at working with women in their 30’s and 40’s, and won’t see anyone under the age of 18. Reach out via my contact form and I’m happy to send a few referrals of people who do great work with minors.
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Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. This is called a Good Faith Estimate.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
